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cyanuric

American  
[sahy-uh-noor-ik, -nyoor-] / ˌsaɪ əˈnʊər ɪk, -ˈnyʊər- /

adjective

  1. of or derived from cyanuric acid.


Etymology

Origin of cyanuric

First recorded in 1875–80; cyan- 3 + uric

Example Sentences

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Moreover, the rats on antibiotics excreted twice as much melamine, likely because there were no bacteria present to convert melamine to cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

They wondered if bacteria had converted some melamine to cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

Typically, melamine-induced kidney stones are crystals of melamine comingled with a chemical relative called cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

But cyanuric acid was not in the infant formula, so it was initially unclear why kidney stones formed in the children.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

It is obtained as a colorless, mobile, unstable liquid by the heating cyanuric acid.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg

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